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This month we introduce the Exotic Quilt Gallery featuring quilts made with Jane's Exotic Garden fabric...and Jane talks about her strategies working with this powerful fabric.
what's new
The Idea Book... The idea book is the place to come for ideas on how to use Jane's fabrics, patterns and more...
Featured Book of the Month...
The Women of Taste invitational quilt project paired 50 women quilt artists with 50 prominent women chefs and culinary entrepreneurs...
Jane's visual resource bibliography... A new resource for Jane's students and anyone interested in a bibliography of inspirational picture books.
Archived homepages... We've created a home for our past stories and Jane's writing.
on the web C&T Master Class Quilt Publisher C&T features a section from Jane's recent book The Quilted Garden entiltled What is Good Design.
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It has been deadly cold in Chicago the past few weeks. What better excuse to stay in and work! After a busy traveling schedule it is a real treat to have this time to design and stitch. My students always send me home with inspiration and now I can finally apply it. I have mainly been working on the next line of fabric for FreeSpirit and making sample quilits using Jane’s Exotic Garden designs. I am getting the “itch to stitch” again. As soon as the fabric is finished I will be picking up my new Bernina 200E!!! I can hardly contain my excitement. I have a new piece already started so I can dive right in. My work area is relatively clean and ready, due to a photo shoot last week with American Patchwork and Quilter (we'll let you know when the article will run). So, as far as I'm concerned, it can snow until April! We have put together an new gallery section for Jane’s Exotic Garden projects. These fabrics were designed so quilters could make dramatic quilts quickly. Because the print is larger than average, the print becomes the focus rather than the piecing. Some friends and I have put together a few sample ideas for quilting and home decorating. The quilting ideas can be found in the Exotic Quilt Gallery and the home decorating ideas are in The Idea Book. Keep us posted on your own creations! JAS - January 20th, 2003
New England Quilt Museum hosts Wallflowers... The New England Quilt Museum, one of the first quilt museums in the country, will be hosting an exhibit entitled Wallflowers. The exhibition will explore the work of leading artists whose quilts reflect their fascination with flowers. In addition, the show will feature antique floral quilts from the museum's permanent collection. Artists will include Debra Danko, Ruth McDowell, Emily Parsons, Jane Sassaman, Deborah Schwartzman and Velda Newman. The Wallflower exhibit runs from March 27 through June 15, 2003. For more information, visit them on the web at www.nequiltmuseum.org or contact them at 978-452-4207.
Quilt National is fast approaching... The thirteenth edition of Quilt National is in the offing. Every other spring, the best and brightest contemporary quilters come together to show their latest works at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio. Approximately 85 works will be on display, representing unique approaches to the medium and demonstrating the breadth and diversity of contemporary expressions. This year Jane will be submitting her quilt, Vortex. Click here to preview this quilt. Quilt National runs from 24 May through to 1 September 2003.
Pattern Update... Many of you have been asking when Jane's quilt patterns will be available. We are looking to have four seasonal patterns availble by mid-April. Jane is finishing up the Fall pattern now and we hope to have those to the printers in a month or so. The patterns are very special and we are as excited and as anxious as you to see them ready to go. Stay tuned!
New Fibre Exhibition in Galena, Illinois... A range of contemporary fibre artists will be on display at the New Fibre Exhibition in historic Galena, Illinois. Exhibitors include Maureen Bardusk, Julie Ferring-Cole, Dorothy Hughes, Michelle Sales and Jane A. Sassaman. An artist reception will be held on April 5th from 2-5pm. New Fibre runs from April 5 through May 28, 2003 at the Spring Street Gallery in Galena, Illinois. For more information, contact them at 815-777-9040.
About this site... We want this site to be informational, inspirational and fun! Please let us know what you think. We would love to know what you would like to see in the future, as well as things you might be interested in sharing with other visitors, including links to interesting sites. You may contact us at information@janesassaman.com. For ideal viewing of our site, set your screen resolution to 1024 X 768 Click here to go directly to Jane's Quilt Gallery. Use the links above to learn more about Jane's schedule, find out about workshops, purchase books and card sets and explore interesting links and resource bibliography. Have fun and we're waiting to hear from you! |
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